Freight rates up on increased cargo movements

Freight rates for the nine-tonne payload section for select destinations advanced by Rs 1,000 at the local truck transport market in the national capital today following better cargo movements amid less position of trucks.

Transporters said shortage of trucks against increased cargo movements mainly pushed up freight rates for select destinations.

Delhi to Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Bengaluru freight rates moved up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 60,000, Rs 62,000 and Rs 65,000, respectively.

Rates to Goa, Jaipur and Thiruvananthapuram also went up by Rs 1,000 each to Rs 62,000, Rs 17,000 and Rs 84,000, respectively.

Following are today's freights per 9-tonne load (in Rs): Jaipur 17,000 Hyderabad 60,000 Chandigarh 19,000 Vijayawada 62,000 Ludhiana 19,000 Bengaluru 65,000 Kanpur 20,500 Chennai 66,000 Indore 22,000 Mysore 67,000 Ahmedabad 23,000 Puducherry 70,000 Baroda 24,000 Coimbatore 73,000 Patna 28,000 Kochi 77,000 Surat 29,000 Thiruvananthapuram 84,000 Mumbai 31,000 Goa 62,000 Pune 32,000 Gwalior 14,000 Kolkata 34,000 Guwahati 62,000

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